It would be easy for the Heat to buckle under the weight of the Jimmy Butler trade saga, but Kevin Love is keeping it light with hilarious Instagram reactions.
The 35-year-old Butler, who's also known to have a unique sense of humor, had the perfect response to his teammate's trolling. He posted a clip from the old comedy series "Martin," wherein the character of Martin Lawrence chided his friend for being jobless.
Kevin Love has turned into the social media jokester through Jimmy Butler's tension with the Heat and had another meme loaded up.
Kevin Love has been a ray of sunshine amid the ostensibly perpetual saga between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. Love has turned the well-chronicled Butler-Heat feud into a comedic bit, using famous movie clips to depict the ongoing narratives surrounding the situation.
On Monday, Butler was suspended indefinitely by the team after he walked out of practice upon learning that the Heat planned to bring him in off of the bench. It’s the third suspension he’s received in relation to his ongoing quest to get traded out of Miami, and this one is set to cost him more than $500,000 for every game he misses.
The Jimmy Butler saga continues to loom over the Miami Heat, creating some tense and uncomfortable moments for all parties involved. But Heat veteran Kevin Love is using social media to bring a welcomed element to what has become a difficult and complex situation. Levity.
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It would be good, bad and ugly. Butler is exactly the alpha male the Suns need inside the locker room. He is exactly the kind of teammate that brings out the best in Kevin Durant. He is a basketball assassin, and Butler would deliver all the smoldering intensity and true grit the Suns frequently lack.
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LeBron James has entered the conversation and shared his input on the Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat feud.  Rather than use his words, James instead opted for emojis.
Jimmy Butler's suspension from the Miami Heat might have fans and team execs stressing, but the star forward seems to be taking it all in stride-at least on social media. Following